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Justin Jackson | The Dominion Post | February 24, 2018

West Virginia's Jevon Carter in good all-around company

Carter's first assist Saturday will make him the fifth player to reach 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in a career.

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Jevon Carter has never been one to talk much about numbers, and said he's never stopped to worry about his place in WVU's athletic history.

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His first assist today as the 21st-ranked Mountaineers (20-8, 9-6 Big 12) host Iowa State (13-14, 4-11), at 6 p.m. will have him in a club that stretches well beyond the walls of WVU.

Carter, the 6-foot-2 point guard, who could barely get a second glance from schools closer to home, will become the first player from a Power 5 Conference to reach 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in a career.

Building a winning program came first. If it happened, the numbers would be there.

"I don't think I've really changed much as a person," said Carter, who will celebrate his final home game when the Mountaineers host Texas Tech, on Monday. "I just think I've become a better basketball player."

"I think his work ethic pretty much covers everything," Huggins said. "It's film study on his part. He spends an enormous amount of time in the gym."

And then, Huggins said, comes the Q&A session with his point guard.

Tony Caridi catches up with Bob Huggins at the basketball practice facility to get his thoughts on Saturday's game against Iowa State at the WVU Coliseum in this week's United Bank Playbook. pic.twitter.com/HuuNarnoLE